Gilpin, William S.: Practical hints upon landscape gardening: with some remarks on domestic architecture, as connected with scenery (London: Cadell [u.a.], 1835)

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whilst Tranquillity appears the presiding ge-
nius of the scene.
Such, I should say, is the character of
Dovedale, in Derbyshire, and, upon a smaller
scale, of Corby and of Nunnery, in Cumber-
land, as also of Rokeby. The scenery of
Bolton Abbey on the Wharf is a fine speci-
men of the romantic.
The Beautiful in scenery is characterised
by more gentle contrasts, with broader folds
of ground, and smoother surface; whilst its
embellishment consists in groups of trees of
ample growth and erect stature. Where water
is added, you have all the requisites of the
Beautiful. Longleat, Bo wood, and Marston,
amongst many others, are good examples of
this character.
The Picturesque scene is marked by smaller
and more abrupt folds of ground, with but
little of flat surface, and clothed in a rougher
mantle. Its wood is usually of less ample
growth, and mixed with thorns, hollies, gorse,
broom, brambles, &c. This description of
country is frequent in some parts of Kent;
and, perhaps, Seven Oaks Common may be
selected as an example very generally known.
Holwood, in that neighbourhood, comes under
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